CHARACTERIZATION CHART for Pauline Breedlove

Definition: Characterization is the method an author uses to acquaint the reader with the characters. Authors typically reveal the personality traits of their
characters in the following ways:

• Narrator’s statements- descriptions of the character’s physical traits and personality (telling)
Methods of
• Character’s own actions— what the character does (showing)
characterization • Character’s own speech & thoughts – what the character says (showing)
• Other characters’ actions & reactions to the character (showing)
• Other characters’ speech about or in response to the character (showing)

Trait Evidence from Text Page

Explanation of evidence Method of
# Characterization

Direct or Indirect
Trait Evidence from Text Page
Explanation of evidence Method of
# Characterization

Direct or Indirect